Composer John Adams describes specific experiences from childhood that led him to want to become a composer. These experiences also taught him important lessons about music's ability to communicate feeling and connection on a fundamental level.
Learn more about John Adams and his music at www.boosey.com/Adams.
Buy the new 40-disc box set 'John Adams Collected Works,' out now on Nonesuch Records: johnadams.lnk....
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Music:
"Gnarly Buttons" for clarinet and small orchestra
Composed by John Adams
Performed by Michael Collins, clarinet, the London Sinfonietta, and John Adams, conductor
Courtesy of Nonesuch
Images:
Carl Adams, ca. 1935, courtesy of John Adams
Elinore Adams and John Adams, courtesy of John Adams
Elinore Coolidge with the Russ Cole Band, ca. 1934, courtesy of John Adams
Young John Adams with clarinet, courtesy of John Adams
John Adams and Carl Adams, courtesy of John Adams
New Hampshire State Mental Hospital, photo by Ken Gallager
Film by Jesse Yang
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